Have players trusted the NHLPA/agents too much in the past?

Its possible that after such a disappointment, disillusionment really, that he'd be more open to actually vocalizing his opinions, sticking up publicly for one side or the other in any given dispute instead of being a puppet, under the thumb of the league itself, always minding his 'P's & Q's as he did as a player.

After I saw this interview with Gretzky during the SCF last year, I think he has become much more well spoken and would be a good choice.